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by chaosbolt 1233 days ago
Exactly, people need religion, so they will stick to the first thing that comes up, ritualize it then prosecute you in its name.

This is why I laugh when I read that like 50% of people in X country are atheists, are you kidding me? My guess would be less than 1% of people are really irreligious, it's a difficult state of mind to be in, but it's also so peaceful when you know you know nothing.